What’s at stake: Djokovic vs Alcaraz Wimbledon closing, by the numbers

25: to face alone

For the primary time in his profession, Novak Djokovic is one victory from turning into the primary participant – male or feminine – to win 25 main singles titles. Djokovic is 24-12 lifetime in main finals, and 7-2 lifetime in Wimbledon finals. 

8: Chasing FEderer

Djokovic can also be bidding to tie Roger Federer on the all-time Wimbledon males’s singles title checklist with eight. Talking of eight, Djokovic is bidding to grow to be the primary participant in historical past to win eight or extra titles at two totally different Grand Slam occasions. He has 10 Australian Open titles. 

3-0 for Carlitos

However the Serbian will face a 21-year-old who’s troublesome to cease on the sports activities’ greatest levels. Alcaraz enters the ultimate with an ideal report in Grand Slam finals. 

37 is the brand new 27

If he can defeat Alcaraz on Sunday, Djokovic would win his fifth main title after turning 35, which might lengthen a report he already holds. No different participant has greater than three. Djokovic would additionally win his thirteenth main title after turning 30, extending one other report he holds. 

Listed below are the gamers with probably the most main titles received after turning 30: 

• Novak Djokovic, 12 
• Serena Williams, 10 
• Rafael Nadal, 8 
• Roger Federer, 4 
• Rod Laver, 4 
• Ken Rosewall, 4

in search of perfection

Alcaraz is bidding to grow to be the second participant in Open Period historical past to win his first 4 main finals performed. Solely Roger Federer has beforehand achieved the feat, although six different gamers – William Renshaw, Anthony Wilding, Jack Crawford, Fred Perry, Tony Trabert and Manuel Santana – achieved the feat previous to the graduation of the Open Period. 

21, the younger gun

At 21 years 70 days, Alcaraz is bidding to grow to be the third participant within the Open Period to win a number of Wimbledon males’s singles titles aged 21 or below – after Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg. 

Alcaraz can also be bidding to win his fourth Grand Slam title and equal the Open Period report for many Grand Slam males’s singles titles received aged 21 or below. He would tie Becker, Borg and Wilander, and would nonetheless play two extra majors, on the 2024 US Open and 2025 Australian Open, on the age of 21. 

age is only a quantity

Right here’s a report that Djokovic doesn’t at the moment personal: Roger Federer (35) stays the oldest Wimbledon males’s singles champion within the Open Period, however the 37-year-old can overtake the Swiss legend with a win on Sunday. 

The RG-Wimbledon double?

2024 Roland-Garros champion Alcaraz is bidding to grow to be the sixth man within the Open Period to finish the RG – Wimbledon double in the identical season, after Rod Laver, Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Djokovic. 

98 WOULD BE GREAT

Djokovic hopes to realize his 98th Wimbledon match win on Sunday. If he does, he’ll tie Serena Williams on the all-time Wimbledon win checklist. Solely Martina Navratilova (120) and Roger Federer (105) have extra. 

1-1 AT THE MAJORS

Djokovic’s report in opposition to Alcaraz of their lifetime head-to-head. They’ve break up their two conferences on the majors, and Djokovic has received the pair’s final two conferences, at Cincinnati and the ATP Finals in 2023. 

114-13

Alcaraz and Djokovic’s mixed report at Wimbledon. Alcaraz is 17-2 lifetime at Wimbledon, whereas Djokovic is 97-11. Alcaraz’s profession report on grass is 23-3, vs Djokovic’s 120-19 on the floor.